Ibrahim Fathima K v. Office Of Accountant General

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 24.08.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH W.P.(MD)No.19352 of 2022 K.Ibrahim Fathima ... Petitioner /vs./ 1.Office of Accountant General, (Accounts and Entitlement), Tamil Nadu, 361 Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai - 019.

2.The Joint-Director of Agriculture, M.Reddiapatti, Virudhunagar -118.

3.The Joint Director of Agriculture, 4.The Assistant Director of Agriculture, M.Reddiapatti, Virudhunagar - 118.

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5.The Assistant Director of Agriculture, ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to grant the family pension in favour of the petitioner as a capacity of second wife to her late husband by consider her representation, dated 20.06.2022. For Petitioner : Mr.P.Mohamed Suhail for M/s.Ajmal Associates For Respondents : Mr.P.Gunasekaran for R1 Standing Counsel Mr.M.Siddharthan for R2 to R5 Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

Owing to the inaction on the part of the respondents in disbursing the family pension of late Kadar Mohideen, who is the erstwhile employee of the Agricultural Department, the present writ petition has been filed.

2. The learned Standing Counsel for the first respondent submitted that the application for grant of family pension requires to be made in Form 14 of Tamil 2/5

Nadu Pensionary Rules, 1978 and if such application is received by them from the concerned Department, they will process the same positively, within a month's time.

3. Accordingly, the petitioner is granted liberty to make an appropriate application under Form - 14, along with supporting documents to the fifth respondent herein as expeditiously as possible and on receipt of such an application, the fifth respondent herein shall forward the same to the first respondent herein, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of the application from the petitioner. The first respondent, in turn, shall pass necessary orders, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the fifth respondent's proposal.

4. This writ petition stands allowed, accordingly. No costs. 24.08.2022 Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No cp 3/5

To 1.The Joint-Director of Agriculture, M.Reddiapatti, Virudhunagar -118.

2.The Joint Director of Agriculture, 3.The Assistant Director of Agriculture, M.Reddiapatti, Virudhunagar - 118.

4.The Assistant Director of Agriculture, 4/5

M.S.RAMESH, J.

cp Order made in W.P.(MD)No.19352 of 2022 Dated:

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